Joining Forces Against the Enemy

Boom, boom, boom—!!

Several clusters of pixelated flames erupted in succession, completely engulfing several "Mysteries." Their bodies broke apart into pixels amid the firelight and vanished without a trace.

Lin Qiye took in the scene with his Mental Power, relaxing his guard against Wei Dong slightly. His Mental Power swept ahead, confirming the positions of several "Mysteries" that had burst through the walls. He swiftly chose the optimal route through, avoiding their encirclement.

"You really don't know any other clues?" Lin Qiye frowned at Wei Dong. "There are too many of these things. If we can't find an exit soon, they'll wear us down and kill us here sooner or later."

"I really don't..." Wei Dong said with a bitter smile. "I only know that this shrine is a place for worshipping demons and monsters. Those statues are all native Japanese 'Mysteries.' At first, I thought they were just ordinary stone statues. I really never expected them to revive."

Native Japanese "Mysteries"?

Lin Qiye fell into thought.

Before carrying out the plan to destroy Japan's Human Circle, Wei Dong had specifically researched this subject, which was why he could recognize these as native Japanese "Mysteries." Lin Qiye, on the other hand, had not learned things in such detail at the Training Camp, so he naturally had not paid attention to those details.

But the moment he heard those words, an idea flashed through his mind, as though he had remembered something.

"Do you know Jorōgumo?" Lin Qiye asked.

"Yeah. It's also one of the creatures from Japanese demon folklore."

Lin Qiye's eyes immediately lit up.

"What did you think of?" Amamiya Haruki asked doubtfully.

"That prophecy: 'Beneath the Jorōgumo Statue lies the key to leaving the Realm of Death.'" Lin Qiye said seriously. "There's no exit here, and a large